Cloud Procurement
In the EU Cloud Strategy the European Commission issued in 2012,safe and fair contract terms is one of the most important pillars for Cloud Security. Service Level Agreements and procurement steps need to ensure a "healthy" relationship between the cloud provider and the professional user, becoming essential for enhancing trust between the two parties.
Procurement of Cloud Services the first step to do after recognising the need to move some part of the daily business to the cloud. In this section you will find a practical guide aimed at the procurement steps and the government when buying cloud services.You will also find a survey and analysis on the security parameters the Cloud Service Level Agreements (SLAs) include in the European public sector.
The focus of the work is cyber security and how can right decisions during procurement result into a more robust and secure service provision (regardless of deployment model or service model).